Christian Clemenson
Christian Clemenson (born March 17, 1958 in Humboldt , Iowa ) is an American film and television actor .
Life
He graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1984 and began his acting career. He has repeatedly had leading and supporting roles in small, rather unknown films, guest appearances in series such as CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators , Buffy - The Vampire Slayer or Veronica Mars , but occasionally also supporting roles in more well-known films such as Armageddon or The Big Lebowski . He first became known to a broad audience through the successful US justice series Boston Legal , in which he played the somewhat strange lawyer Jerry Espenson, who is Asperger's autist . Since the second season he has had guest appearances, from the fourth season he is part of the regular cast of the series. He has a "sandpit friendship" with his Boston legal colleague James Spader . Both were in front of the camera together in 1990 in the film Todfreunde - Bad Influence . In February 2012 he was cast for Joe Johnston's thriller Not Safe for Work .
Filmography
- 1986: Hannah and her Sisters
- 1986, heartburn (heartburn)
- 1986: You don't kiss public prosecutors (Legal Eagles)
- 1987: Black Widow
- 1987: News Fever - Broadcast News (Broadcast News)
- 1987: Independence
- 1987: Making Mr. Right - Ein Mann à la Carte (Making Mr. Right)
- 1987: Not Now Darling (Surrender)
- 1988: 21 Jump Street - Crime Scene Classroom ( 21 Jump Street , TV series, an episode)
- 1988: Daddy's Boys
- 1988: Inferno on Rampe 7 (Disaster at Silo 7)
- 1990: Death Friends - Bad Influence (Bad Influence)
- 1991: The Fisher King (The Fisher King)
- 1992: A normal hero (Hero)
- 1993–1994: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. ( The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. , TV series, 27 episodes)
- 1993: Josh and SAM
- 1993: ... and life goes on (And the Band Played On)
- 1995: Apollo 13
- 1995: Murder One (TV series, one episode)
- 1998: Almost Heroes (Almost Heroes)
- 1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon)
- 1998: My great friend Joe (Mighty Joe Young)
- 1998: The Big Lebowski
- 1999: Get the Dog (Lost & Found)
- 2001: The District - Mission in Washington ( The District , TV series, one episode)
- 2005–2008: Boston Legal (TV series, 50 episodes)
- 2006: Flight 93 (United 93)
- 2007: Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, one episode)
- 2009–2012: CSI: Miami (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 2009: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, one episode)
- 2009: The Mentalist (TV series, two episodes)
- 2010: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, one episode)
- 2011: J. Edgar
- 2011: The Glades (TV series, one episode)
- 2012: Harry's Law (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2013: Shameless (TV series, two episodes)
- 2014: Californication (TV series, one episode)
- 2014: Manhattan (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2016: American Crime Story (TV series)
- 2017: Colony (TV series)
Awards and nominations
Emmy Won
- 2006: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Jerry Espenson in Boston Legal
Nominated
- 2007: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Jerry Espenson in Boston Legal
- 2009 : Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Jerry Espenson in Boston Legal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Clemenson Biography . In: ABC Medianet . Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ↑ Christian Clemenson Biography . In: TVGuide.com . Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Three More Actors Are Not Safe for Work - JJ Feild, Tom Gallop, and Christian Clemenson
Web links
- Christian Clemenson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clemenson, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Humboldt , Iowa, USA |